US2026025673A1PendingUtilityA1

Method and device for obtaining information of positioning reference unit, and communication device

Assignee: Datang mobile communications equipment co ltdPriority: Jul 21, 2022Filed: May 30, 2023Published: Jan 22, 2026
Est. expiryJul 21, 2042(~16 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:XU MENG
H04L 5/0048H04W 24/02H04W 36/0069H04L 5/001H04L 5/0098H04L 5/00H04W 76/27H04W 72/0453
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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a serving cell management method, apparatus, terminal, and network device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a first command sent by network device; and performing, by the terminal, management of the serving cell according to the first command and the configuration information of a pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell.

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1 . A serving cell management method, comprising:
 receiving, by a terminal, a first command sent by network device;   performing, by the terminal, management of the serving cell according to the first command and the configuration information of a pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first command carries at least one of the following information:
 identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of first pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   first indication information for indicating the first configuration information of the first pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   second indication information for indicating whether to release pre-configured cells other than the first pre-configured cell;   third indication information for indicating whether to release configuration information corresponding to the first pre-configured cell other than the first configuration information;   fourth indication information for indicating whether to release the configuration information of the source activated pre-configured cell;   fifth indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the source activated pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   identification information of at least one second pre-configured cell for which configuration information needs to be released;   sixth indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the second pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   seventh indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the first pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   identification information of pre-configured cell group;   identification information of configuration information group;   identification information of serving cell group;   identification information of cell group.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first command further carries first information needed for activating for the serving cell; wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following:
 Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) information to activate;   uplink spatial relation to activate;   identification information of the downlink Bandwidth Part (BWP) to activate;   identification information of the uplink BWP to activate;   eighth indication information for indicating the Radio Link Monitoring Reference Signal (RLM RS) to activate;   ninth indication information for indicating the Beam Failure Detection Reference Signal (BFD RS) to activate.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein when the first command carries the first information, the terminal further performs at least one of the following operations according to the first information:
 activating the TCI;   activating the uplink spatial relation;   activating the downlink BWP;   activating the uplink BWP;   restarting or stopping the BFD-related timer;   resetting the BFD-related counter;   applying the BFD RS;   applying the RLM RS;   resetting the RLM-related counter;   restarting or stopping the RLM-related timer.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first command is a physical layer command or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) command. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the serving cell is one of the following:
 a special cell;   an activated secondary cell;   a secondary cell in dormant mode.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein when the serving cell is a secondary cell, the terminal determines that the secondary cell is activated according to the first command;
 and/or,   when the serving cell is a special cell, the terminal determines that the special cell is activated according to the first command.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein before the terminal receiving the first command sent by the network device, the method further comprises:
 receiving, by the terminal, a second command sent by the network device;   determining, by the terminal, the configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell according to the second command;   wherein the second command carries at least one of the following:   identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of pre-configured cell group;   identification information of configuration information group;   identification information of serving cell group;   at least one pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   at least one configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   tenth indication information for indicating a third pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   eleventh indication information for indicating the second configuration information of the third pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   correspondence between serving cell and serving cell group;   correspondence between pre-configured cell and pre-configured cell group;   correspondence between configuration information and configuration information group;   association between serving cell group or serving cell and pre-configured cell group;   association between pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group and configuration information group.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the terminal performs at least one of the following operations according to the first command:
 activating or applying the target pre-configured cell, which is indicated by the first command, corresponding to the serving cell;   activating or applying the target configuration information, which is indicated by the first command, of the target pre-configured cell;   deactivating the configuration information of pre-configured cells other than the target pre-configured cell;   deactivating the configuration information corresponding to the target pre-configured cell other than the target configuration information;   applying the Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) corresponding to the target pre-configured cell;   maintaining the state of the serving cell.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the terminal, a third command sent by the network device;   updating, by the terminal, the configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell according to the third command;   wherein the third command carries at least one of the following:   identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of the serving cell group;   identification information of the pre-configured cell group;   twelfth indication information for indicating at least one of addition, modification, or release of pre-configured cells associated with the serving cell or serving cell group;   thirteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of pre-configured cell groups associated with the serving cell or serving cell group;   fourteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of configuration information associated with the pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group;   fifteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of configuration information groups associated with the pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group;   sixteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of the serving cell group.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 8 , the second command is Radio Resource Control signaling. 
     
     
         12 . A serving cell management method, comprising:
 sending, by a network device, a first command to a terminal, wherein the first command is used to instruct the terminal to manage the serving cell based on the configuration information of a pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first command carries at least one of the following information:
 identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of the first pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   first indication information for indicating the first configuration information of the first pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   second indication information for indicating whether to release pre-configured cells other than the first pre-configured cell;   third indication information for indicating whether to release configuration information corresponding to the first pre-configured cell other than the first configuration information;   fourth indication information for indicating whether to release the configuration information of the source activated pre-configured cell;   fifth indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the source activated pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   identification information of a second pre-configured cell for which at least one configuration information needs to be released;   sixth indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the second pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   seventh indication information for indicating at least one configuration information of the first pre-configured cell that needs to be released;   identification information of pre-configured cell group;   identification information of configuration information group;   identification information of serving cell group;   identification information of cell group.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first command further carries first information needed for activating for the serving cell, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following:
 TCI information to activate;   uplink spatial relation to activate;   identification information of the downlink BWP to activate;   identification information of the uplink BWP to activate;   eighth indication information for indicating the RLM RS to activate;   ninth indication information for indicating the BFD RS to activate.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first command is a physical layer command or a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element command. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the serving cell is at least one of the following:
 a special cell;   an activated secondary cell;   a secondary cell in dormant mode.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein before the network device sending the first command to the terminal, the method further comprises:
 sending, by the network device, a second command to the terminal, the second command is used to determine the configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   wherein the second command carries at least one of the following:   identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of pre-configured cell group;   identification information of serving cell group;   identification information of configuration information group;   at least one pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   at least one configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   tenth indication information for indicating a third pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   eleventh indication information for indicating the second configuration information of the third pre-configured cell to activate or apply;   correspondence between serving cell and serving cell group;   correspondence between pre-configured cell and pre-configured cell group;   correspondence between configuration information and configuration information group;   association between serving cell group or serving cell and pre-configured cell group;   association between pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group and configuration information group.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 sending, by the network device, a third command to the terminal, the third command is used to update the configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell;   wherein the third command carries at least one of the following:   identification information of the serving cell;   identification information of the serving cell group;   identification information of pre-configured cell group;   twelfth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of pre-configured cells associated with the serving cell or serving cell group;   thirteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of pre-configured cell groups associated with the serving cell or serving cell group;   fourteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of configuration information associated with the pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group;   fifteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of configuration information groups associated with the pre-configured cell or pre-configured cell group;   sixteenth indication information for indicating at least one of the addition, modification, or release of the serving cell group.   
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A serving cell management apparatus, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
 wherein the memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs stored in the memory and perform the following steps:   receiving a first command sent by a network device; and   managing the serving cell according to the first command and the configuration information of the pre-configured cell corresponding to the serving cell.   
     
     
         21 .- 41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . A serving cell management apparatus, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor;
 wherein the memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs stored in the memory and perform the steps of the serving cell management method according to  claim 12 .   
     
     
         43 .- 58 . (canceled)

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